LT TTC & Assisted Conception Jan 2012

Hi Saffy - welcome back - although as n2l has said, sorry to see you've had to join us again.

vic261 -so cute DH is on board and chatting to embie with you - FX it sticks and all your fears are unfounded... unfortunately there not much else you can do but wait!!! :hug: no use worrying about when he has to go away until you know... and hopefully it won't be an issue anyway. xxx (ps... thanks for keeping our list up to date - it really helps xxx)

liseyt - glad the stabbing was okay today ;) Hope you're feeling a bit better xxx

miss b - good luck with the EPU.... ......... but I too say "butt it out!!" lol...

Bee27 - sorry to hear about your dad. Understandable he will be anxious for you, but you can't do what 'others' want, it needs to be what is right for you and DH.
n2l - stop poas! you knew it was too early when you started. .... it's a waste of money if nothing else!! lol ;)

hello to everyone else, I hope you are all feeling fine.

AFM.... still waiting... only thing is I am now anxious that I have not bled enough.... since I had the first scan I can't possibly see how I have lost 4mm of lining.... i've nearly finished, but what if it's not thin enough!? and what does that mean anyway!? I just want my body to get it's act together.... I feel like it's all my fault and if I hadn't let myself get to this state in the first place my body would be doing what it's supposed to be doing and I wouldn't be putting DH through all this crap.
sorry - I think I just got started and realised that hidden deep down I'm still feeling sorry for myself and guilty and ashamed and all that crap. guess i'll have to deal with all that one day.

but for now... I've actually had a nice day, and it's only 36 hours ish (lol) until I get the next US and SURELY it will be okay by then.
better nick off and start to get dinner ready for my lovely husband.... whom.... although he has been annoying me this week, I do love very much

Hi girls,

Just popping in to say hello, at work at the moment so will pop back on tonight for persies :)

Feels like AF will be here in the next 2 days, got a sore tummy and sore (.Y.) ' s which is normally a tell tale sign that its on its way, and im not due until Sunday so woo hoo! :)

Hey y'all, just thought I'd poke a toe in here and let you know I will be actively joining in soon! Kind of excited, a bit sad, trying to be positive.
First FS appt is on 9th Feb, and I think we will most likely be looking at ICSI.
I'm sure I'll soon be a pro at all this and up on the lingo, but for now I'll be quiet onlooker until things start up ;)

Best of luck to us all :hug:

Hey girls, at work- so can't chat much.

quick question?

I have been having lucrin since 11/1 and started puregon this am (6:30) and have started bleeding a bit today. Ignored it early but getting a bit heavier- called FC but closed. should I be worried? what could it be?

check in later for proper talks xx
Lise

welcome ree ;) browse all you like - and feel free to ask questions any time
good luck! only a couple of weeks to go till your appointment and hopefully you will be able to get some answers and action happening! xx

liseyt - I had to check what cycle day you were at... but it does sound weird? maybe it just hadn't finished yet? and the meds caused it to have a hissy fit for a minute?? I guess all you can do is wait until the morning - and call as soon as the nurses get in. Hopefully someone here knows something that can help, but if not, it will be okay - as my DH would say " you can only do what your body lets you do". big :hug: xxx

which reminds me... guess i'd better go out for a walk.. after gorging 5 mini boxes of smarties.... :redface:

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Hey girls, at work- so can't chat much.

quick question?

I have been having lucrin since 11/1 and started puregon this am (6:30) and have started bleeding a bit today. Ignored it early but getting a bit heavier- called FC but closed. should I be worried? what could it be?

check in later for proper talks xx
Lise

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tried to PM you, but you haven't been around long enough to PM yet :) so had to stick it here for all the world to see...... lol...

anyway... I searched Dr Google for you (using the following search criteria (in case you want to check it later) lucrin ivf bleeding once starting on puregon)...... lol.... found something from the Pacific Fertility Centre that said it's normal to have spotting about a week to 10 days after starting on the syneral or lucrin.... was quite an interesting read actually... and reassured me about my own lack of progress!

hope that helps!! maybe someone else has some experience that can confirm this... but if not I'd still call the nurses to check in the morning anyway - it's important that they know how your body is reacting to everything anyway! xxx

keep busy and work hard in the meantime....

clearly that walk I was going to take is not happening...lol!.

Hi Ladies, hope you have all had a good day :)

Vic - have to agree with myturn, your updates are so helpful to see where everyone is at a quick glance. Thanks for taking the time to do this for us. How is the 2WW going?
I so hope my DH is like yours when we eventually do a transfer. He doesn't say much about it at the moment. I will say that my tummy is sore and he doesn't really respond with much, I don't know if thats cause he has nothing to say or doens't want to think about it or to let mw think about it.

MissB - Good luck for your pickup tomorrow morning, :crossfingers:

Saffy - hi, this is the first time I will have been in a thread with you, as with the others, sorry to see you had to come back

Myturn - don't feel like it is your fault, we can't help what our bodies are putting us through and DH signed up for all the ups and downs when he married you so he will go along with the journey and will never blame you for what you are both going through, have faith in that. I think most of the time they wish they could fix it as much as we do but its usually because of what they see us go through.
Keeping a journal is a good idea I might have to start one to keep track of it all. I transferred all my paperwork and info into a big folder as it was everywhere and I hate that lol

Liseyt - we are certainly crossing our fingers that they grow. How did you cope when your cycle got cancelled, that would have been hard. Glad your injection went well, sorry you have been teary, hope the glass of wine helped. Hope your scan goes well int he morning. No news yet for us.

Bee27 - Good luck at your FS appointment on Friday. Sorry to hear about your dad, your dad would just be worrying as a parent does, but he also has to understand that the choice is yours to try for another baby. Good luck whatever your decision is, and I hope your dad has some really good days with you and your family:hug:

Mia - Hope your scan goes well tomorrow morning.

N2L - How is your TWW going, hope you have found things to keep yourself busy with. Has your cramps settled down now?

Amy-jellybean - hopefully that means you can get started quicker yay.

Hope I got to you all:D

AFM - Well today has been a much better day than yesterday, went to bed last night realising as much as I want to control the situation, I can't. I can certainly tell the difference in my tummy from the double dose of meds, I have had cramps since yesterday afternoon, if I lay down they aren't as bad but sitting it feels like I have the worst period pain in the world but I don't have AF atm lol. We have our second scan tomorrow morning at 7.30 to see how the little follicles are growing,:crossfingers: they are doing really well.
It is good to see that some of you have been in a similar boat and still had EPU, I know this obviously depends on the fs and their advice and preference to try and get the best result for us as well. I am looking forward to tomorrow but also a bit reserved as I don't want another day like yesterday thats for sure.
DH is still very quiet about it all, he just walked in and asked what I was doing and I told him chatting to the girls and he just walked out of the study, I don't know if that is because he feels that I am always on here chatting or if he just wanted to leave me alone to do it, but it was unusual for him. Now he is tinkering out the back drilling this, this is never good as it usually means something is being pulled apart and I also know this is what he does when he needs his mind taken off things. I wish he would talk more about it and how he is feeling but he always says he has to stay strong to look after me.
Oh well enough rambling about me. :crossfingers::stickyvibesgirl::pink-babydust:to everyone.

Hi ladies,

Bee, I'm really sorry to hear about your dad :hug:

liseyt, hehehe, I am naughty! I used to be a social smoker for many years, but then I could give up the smokes for years at a time. I'm lucky because I can just switch it off if I want to. I haven't smoked for years now, but about two weeks ago while on a holiday I started having one at night. I thought when I start IVF I would stop but when I get super stressed I tend to have a ciggy. The other time I had one at night was when I did my first cycle of IVF 3.5 years ago because once again it calmed my nerves. 3 wines hey? At least you can have them (for now!). GL with your puregon jabs :)

Saffy, welcome back from your holidays and GL with this cycle hun!

Vic, what a bummer that your DH has to go away for 5 weeks! I am praying so hard you won't need him because you'll be UTD!

myturn, don't be so hard on yourself hunni :hug: You will get there, just have some faith. So you need a bit of help, so do I, but nothing's impossible! GL with your next scan, hoping your lining is a lot thinner :crossfingers:

Amy, woo hoo! Hurry up AF!!!!

ReeRee, hi sweetie! I wish you didn't have to travel this road :hug: I will keep everything crossed for you that your journey is as short as possible. GL with your FS app. hun!

kerbear, GL with your 2nd scan tomorrow :crossfingers: I hope there is a lot of nice follies growing. As for men hun, they deal with things so differently to us. Hopefully he'll be up for a chat with you soon. It's so, so important for men to have the support as well with IVF.

n2l, have you done another pee on a stick? Been thinking of you hun, this just has to be your month :pray:

AFM, thanks so much for your lovely words of encouragement ladies. I am silently crapping my pants, but the time is almost here so it will be over soon. I have been so mean to my DF all day today, telling him what a big needle they are going to use on him, lol. Very mean I know, but at least he'll imagine a really big fat one and when he actually sees it it won't be so bad. He did have the needle in our first cycle, so I'm sure he knows it's not that bad ;)

Just a quick question ladies, if my cycle does not work, how long will I have to wait to do another stim cycle (if there are no frozen embies)?

B xoox

Hi there Miss B. Good luck tomorrow! Praying it all goes well and you get some lovely eggs :) I look forward to hearing the good news tomorrow night!! Oh, to answer your question, yes you can do back-to-back Stims. I have. Although I hope you won't need to!!

Hi to everyone else :hello:

ATM - pee stick still very faint positive this morning. I wish the fricken trigger would leave. Oh well.... I am using Internet cheapies so it's only costing me a dollar a day :lol: In other news I feel gross. I have decided to call it progesterone ickyness. I have a face full of pimples, my hair feels oily, I am grumpy, my back aches, my boobs are sore and I have mild cramps....oh the joys of IVF! Not. Also the bloody blunt clexane needles are giving me the shytes. Apart from that, life is good :lol:

Thanks n2l! I'm glad to hear I can do back to back stim cycles. Hopefully I won't need to!

I'm sorry to hear you're feeling so blehhhh! Is it really the progesterone? Is it because you're using the pessaries? Sorry hun, still learning heaps about the IVF process. I hope feeling this yucky pays off for you in the end! And then the m/s will kick it, now that's fun and games! lol. Thinking of you and praying hard for your BFP :pray: Chin up lovely :)

Yeah, it's the progesterone. I am on the crinone gel this time around. I think the side effects are worse on crinone than the pessaries. At least, that's my experience. for luteal support I have done pregnyl twice, crinone twice and pessaries twice.

On my phone so will make it quick and come back tomorrow to check in with you all properly. Bt today did not give the results I had hoped for. Not much is happening so I will continue to wait and see and then have another bt on Friday. Disappointed that they have said no need for and u/s for a while. Must be the week for our bodies to not be playing the game. I hate waiting for the u/s I just want to know how many follies I have and what they are up to.

Keta- that sux that they do blood test and hold off on u/s things are done so different from clinic to clinic, mine doesn't do blood tests at all through it for me. Hope things pick up for you and you get to see your follies soon :-)

Can't believe that I didn't see this new thread! Doh!

Anyhow, looks like there is lots going on in here and I will have to catch up with personals once I have a chance to read through it all.

AFM I am CD11 - had my first scan this morning for our natural FET. Lining is a little thin still, but I have a nice follicle growing on my right ovary - measuring 11mm. So I start testing for ovulation from tomorrow (using Seratec) and go in for another scan on Monday. Fingers crossed I ovulate next week some time - my cycles can be anywhere from 28-45days! Although this is much better than what I was like prior to having my DD. I have PCOS and I didn't use to have a cycle at all. I fell pregnant with my DD after 3 months of failed clomid, 6 months of failed OI and a BFN on my first ICSI stim cycle. DD was the result of a HRT FET. So I have never done a natural cycle before and it is really weird not having any medication. Also the FS mentioned that my ovaries are not looking Polycystic at all at the moment! How funny is that - it is like being pregnant with DD has sorted out some of my issues.

Will try and catch up on how everyone is going later - meant to be working now (shhhhhh)

Janie xxx

Hi evryone,
Thanks so much myturn. the clinic called back this morning and told me not to be too worried re: bleeding, they said that I do need to let them know if it continues or gets heavier. still a bit freaked that it will mean another cancelled cycle.

missb- HOW DID EPU GO?????
my last cycle being cancelled was really hard, I had my hopes up so high and had planned on being pregnant over christmas and that I would have been pregnant by 2011.. which was a terrible year for my family (I was sick and in hospital a lot and my sister had a MC several months after her baby boy died). But feeling quietly positive that 2012 has to be a better year. I quit smoking years ago, but must admit I MISS IT! and do indulge occassionally, mostly after a few drinks and around friends who smoke.

Mia- what a shame we wont be there at the same time. If I am postponed that much I will look out for you xxx in answer to your question, it is in the clinic not in the main hospital. so you can avoid all bad memories of your MC. Good luck!!!

Kerbear- DH might just feel like its too early to be invested. I know my hubby is supportive but i don't really talk to him about half of the stuff I do on here. I asked him once why he wasnt upset by things and he told me that he had to be strong because if we both crumbled then how would we get through anything- which I both resent and love.

Keta- hope those little follies keep growing! finger crossed

N2L- hope you feeling a little better.. not looking forward to crinone.

Amy- AF today????


Hello to everyone else.

19 January 2012

Waiting for EPU/O

Myturn - CD6
Liseyt - CD8 BT 24.01.12 US 27.01.12
Kerbear - CD8
Keta - CD9 BT20.01.12
Jane - CD BT & US 20.01.12
Mia01 - CD10
Janie71 - CD11
Miss.B - CD EPU 19.01.12

Hanging out in the TWW

Amy_jellybean 22.01.12
vic261 - CD27 9 days post transfer 1 x day 3 embryo BT 25.01.12
N2L - CD 24 5 day post transfer 2 x day 3 embryo BT 27.01.12

liseyt - Glad your clinic is not too worried. :crossfingers: that is settles down and your cycle goes ahead. :hug:

Janie71 - Welcome to the thread. There is so much going on in here. Good luck for your natural FET. It must be lovely not to be on any meds. And how lovely that your ovaries are not showing PCOS. Sounds like its very promising for this cycle.

Keta - :hug: Sorry to hear that your not progressing as you had hoped. It is so frustrating and you know time is just ticking away, yet every day feels like forever.

N2L - I am on the pessaries and I dont find it that bad. Time consuming, but not as bad as I thought. I said to the clinic that I had heard the gel was worse, yet they say 9 out of 10 women who come in think the pessaries are the worst. I have only tried the pessaries so have nothing to compare it with.

Kerbear - Hope your scan is going well and you have good follies :goodluck:

Miss B - And of course we are all waiting to hear how you got on. I hope your not feeling too sore, had good numbers and DF is taking really good care of you xxx

Ree*Ree - A big welcome to you.

Myturn - We all know exactly how your feeling. My DH is not the problem its all me. Plus I had to talk him into trying for a baby. Little did I realise that it would be this long, expensive, time consuming, emotional roller coaster journey that I have put us on. He keeps saying to me not to be so hard on myself and it is what it is. He says if the situations were reversed I wouldn't blame him and I wouldn't. He keeps saying its our journey. I am sure that your DH feels the same way. I hope your lining is doing what it needs to do.

AFM - Well after saying how wonderful my DH was, last night he was too invested in the tennis to call me. I had been waiting since 6pm to hear from him about going away for work and it was about 9 when I text him. I had been stressing since lunch time about how things were going to work and if he had anymore details. I dont like to call him as he works late, then goes to the pub for dinner so never sure when to call. I get a text back saying "night my beautiful angels, am watching the tennis, its a heart stopper, love and miss you both". I, hormonally, burst into tears. Here I was thinking he must have worked really late and must be so tired that he still had not even got to have dinner, and he is camped out watching the tennis. And just plain forgot to call. So he is obviously not worried about going away for work. Men!

Hey girls!

Just stopping in to say AF arrived today.... Yay!!!!!! So will have my first jab on Sunday and blood test and ultrasound on Wednesday :-) Vic can you please change me to Cd1 xxx

19 January 2012

Waiting for EPU/O

Amy_jellybean CD1 BT & US 25.01.12
Myturn - CD6
Liseyt - CD8 BT 24.01.12 US 27.01.12
Kerbear - CD8
Keta - CD9 BT20.01.12
Jane - CD BT & US 20.01.12
Mia01 - CD10
Janie71 - CD11
Miss.B - CD EPU 19.01.12

Hanging out in the TWW

vic261 - CD27 9 days post transfer 1 x day 3 embryo BT 25.01.12
N2L - CD 24 5 day post transfer 2 x day 3 embryo BT 27.01.12

Amy - Contrats on AF. Yay!!! Although, how silly does that sound in this thread? Lol. :goodluck: with your jabbing on Sunday.

Miss B - Any news??? Not that we are stalking or anything :)

Hi ladies,

Well, everything went well this morning, I had some really lovely people looking after me today. When I woke up the nurse said they got 4 eggs. Pretty disappointed, but at least it's something. I have been dreading this, it would have been better to have done a cycle when DS was 1, because my AMH levels were much better. Anyhoo, am waiting for a call tomorrow to let me know if any have fertilised and when transfer might be. Now that we don't have that many eggs, I don't know if it's a good idea to wait till day 5 in case none make it that far. I guess they will make the call. Not too sore, just a bit of discomfort. So cross all your fingers and toes ladies for the next few days for me please :pray::crossfingers:

Keta, chin up honey. I hope you're growing some nice bit fat follies in there! Bugger about the clinic not seeing the point of an u/s, I think it's the best way to see what's going on it there!

Janie, welcome to our corner of the world! GL with your natural FET. I had one and it's a real breeze. You hardly notice a thing!

liseyt, I'm so sorry to hear about your sister :hug: It sounds like she's been through her share of terrible grief and heartache. I wish her all the best for her future. I was really dreading of my cycle being cancelled too hun. It's amazing how many hopes and dreams we put on the cycle, hoping and praying it will work. I hope the bleeding takes a hike!

Vic, bloody men!! I seriously don't understand the way they think sometimes :wall:! In his defence though, it is so easy to lose yourself in a good game of tennis! lol. Hope he makes it up to you hun!

Amy, woo hoo for AF arriving hun!!!!!! Very excited for you sweetie to finally get the ball rolling.

n2l, how are you feeling lovely?

Hi to all the other lovely ladies :hello: I hope you're travelling nicely.

Will be back to update you with what's now going on.

B xoxox

glad it went well miss b - even though it doesn't sound like many it is still good news! and. as you say, you only need one FX it's the one that sticks!

hi everyone else, hope our two sticky ones are sticking like glue and you are both feeling well... as for the rest of us.... we will just keep plodding along with the stabbing, snorting, popping and all the rest. xxx

AFM... tomorrow is the 2nd US - finally I should be able to take the puregon.... (sorry if TMI...but).... stopped bleeding yesterday, and I'm a bit worried that I haven't been bleeding enough... but I can't do anything to make it come out - will be happy to get started on the next bit, and hopefully the increased dose of drugs will make it work a bit quicker this time.

My mum had a dream that I was pregnant and there were two babies in the dream...! She knew that she was going to have two grandchildren this year, but wasn't sure if it was me, or me and my SiL who would be preg this year.
Seriously... i don't wan to be selfish... but I don't want them to spoil my thunder... and I won't be able to help it, but be ****ed off if they get preg this year as well..... oh and watch out world if my sister decides to go for another this year as well....

this year - HAS to be my year! they can have bubs next year - that's fine! I won't care - but this year - this whole year.... it's mine... and they can keep their hands off it!!

myturn, I hope your mum's dream comes true and you'll be having twins this year! How awesome would that be! It will be YOUR TURN hun, have faith. GL in your u/s tomorrow, hopefully things are progressing nicely for you :crossfingers:

Just had to take some panadeine, I was giving the LO a bath and noticed how sore my belly was after all that proding :( When I was in the recovery room (I was the first on the list so initially I was there on my own) a couple of ladies got wheeled in after me. I couldn't help but feel for them and what they have to go through with IVF. I thought to myself, why do we have to go through all these invasive proceduress when others just get pg at the drop of a hat???!!!! Not fair :(

Hi ladies,

Missb - know its not what you hoped for but 4 is still good, I can't remember without looking back and I am on phone, how many follicles did you have.

Myturn- I can so relate to you, I am thinking the same about my SiL, she has given up smoking, caffeine, doesn't really say much about whether they are trying but I am positive they are and get friends think so to and I am being selfish as well I don't want to share it with anyone, I want it all to be about us if we get pregnant lmao I crack myself up cause I already have 3pregnant friends and it won't be about us anyway but it's nice to hope.
All I know is it will be all about us for me and DH and that's all that matters.
Hope everyone else is going along well and embies are sticking like glue :-)

AFM - things are still not do good, follicles haven't grown much, meds upped again to 450, scan again say but if not much improvement FS has made plans for us to cancel ivf this month and do iui which would be mon or wed depending on scan.
I have accepted my fate with it and figure as DH sperm is good it means we still get a shot and spend a while lot less doing it which means next month we can put the money to good use on hopefully a really successful ivf cycle that's if we need it ;-)
Hope u are all good xx

Good haul MissB! Congrats :D Praying they all fertilise and grow and divide as they should!! Take it easy tonight. Rest up for the journey ahead!

Good luck tomorrow myturn!

Vic. I hate tennis! I don't blame you being peed off! How is your 2ww going? Have you POAS yet?

Hi to everyone else!

Afm - bfn this morning so trigger is gone. Boobs are sore and crampy this afternoon. But really, I don't think this month is the one :(

Eta: sorry, I missed your post Kerbear. I am sorry your scan wasn't what you'd hoped :( I really, really hope things pickup over the next couple of days :pray:

Miss B - We are all praying that your eggs fertilise. :grouphug:

Kerbear - So very sorry to hear that your follies are not growing :grouphug: You must be so frustrated. Dont give up as you still have iui. At least it will keep you in the running for this month.

N2L - I dont think that this month will be ours either. At least your boobs are sore and your having cramps. Mine are doing nothing. Sometimes I think they are tingly, but think its more in my head. I haven't POAS yet. I cant bring myself to do it. Especially since DH is away. I didn't last time either. Although this time they are making me wait 15 days. Why prolong the agony, I dont know, especially if it a BFN. I have thought about asking if I could do it earlier, but crazily I dont want to jinx myself.

myturn - Good luck for tomorrow. I had a talk with my sister tonight and she was thinking about having another child, but promised that she would wait for me first. She is unsure, already has a DS and DD from her ex husband and in a new relationship for a couple of years and the new BF doesn't have children and really wants them. And she says she is 33 and doesn't have time to waste *sigh*. Lucky we are really close and I am happy for her, but again, if she goes before me, I will kill her :) Especially since she is one of the few that know what we are going through.

AFM - talked to DH a while ago and he sounds happy to be coming home tomorrow. We talked briefly about his working away and he said he told his boss we may have to go to Adelaide for another cycle and he said it was fine. So we will work it out, if we need to. Which made me happy. Looks like it may be the week after next, so at least it will be after my birthday and BT. Still struggling with all this waiting...

Sadly, there is no danger of my sister getting pregnant. She is 30 and had a hysterectomy four or five years ago :(

Hi ladies. I've been hanging around the sub forums a while not realising this thread was here (thanks myturn for bringing it to my attention). I hope it is OK to join in. I am doing a down-reg with extras and not sure which cd - started OCP cd5 last Sat, so am I cd10 or relative to the OCP so cd5? Total newbie here :( Starting synarel on the 28th with down reg scan 10th Feb ....... It is all taking soooo long!!!!

I cannot do personals cos on my phone but have read all your posts and send hugs, sticky vibes and follie-dust (does that exist as a term?)....... to you all :)

K

Thanks everyone, I am doing ok, keeping my chin up and positive.

Sorry to hear that N2l about your sister. Fingers crossed yours is sticking so she can have a bub to snuggle :-)

Dear all... It's hard when you're ttc with others and they fall before you... It happened to me... My brother and sis in law and my best friend both have fallen while we were ttc together... It was very hard for me they both have beautiiful daughters who r 3 months and 7 months old. I love them dearly but it still hurts deeply hearing them speak about their babies and I still dont have mine :( over the Xmas holidays another friend of mine got preg and another colleague... I get so depressed everytime I get the news.... How many bfp's will have yet to happen before mine?????? Life's unfair!!!!! Ive been on pause for the last 4 months due to zoladex And I can't try again for a couple of months ..... So tired of waiting!!!! I hope all this waiting will pay off.... Sorry for ranting on

Hi girls,

Finally got 2 minutes to sit down and do some persies!

Kashby - Welcome to the group :hello: I hope this month is your month and your stay here is short (I mean that in a nice way!!!)

Kerbear - Sorry to hear your cycle isnt going to plan :comfort: At least all is not lost and you can still do and IUI cycle.

Vic - I know how hard it is having DH working away. Mine has worked 2 weeks away and 1 week at home for about 3 years but is now on a much better one week on and one week off. I still struggle having him work away let alone at time like this. Just remember we are all here for you love :grouphug: Hope you can find something to keep you busy over the rest of your TWW, do you like reading? I found that helped for me, and baking.

N2L - Sorry you dont feel like its your month, without sounding like a nutter, I have a feeling that this month is your month! I hope your not going insane with your TWW :hug: My sister is similar to yours, she is 30 and has a full hysterectomy at 25 so now chance of her having another baby, lucky she had her children young and I have 2 beautiful neices.

Miss B - Yay for egg pickup, you may have only got 4 eggs but it only takes 1! I hope you are feeling ok and your tummy isnt hurting you too much, my heat pack was my saviour at this time.

LiseyT - Ive got everything crossed for you love that they dont cancel your cycle, its an awful feeling isnt it :(

Keta - Hope you are going well honey, looking forward to catching up for coffee on Tuesday - We just worked out we live 10 minutes from each other, small world hey!

Myturn - Yay for starting your jabs! It sounds so weird but I can wait to start mine either, it makes it feel like something is finally happening!

:hello: to anyone I have missed, we have been a busy little day in here and im struggling to keep up!

AFM - Well Af turned up today...yay!!! Start my jabs on Saturday and when I rang and spoke to the nurse today she said that they want me to come in next Thursday for the BT and US (Vic can you please change me to 26th on the list xxx) it works out well because I dont work Thursdays so at least the first one wont interupt work, my clinic is an hour away + in traffic from my house. I picked DH up from the airport today as he came home from work. I as very excited that I am CD 1 so he will be home when I start my jabs, although a little annoying that we didnt get one last BD in before AF arrive :rolleyes: He is taking me out for dinner tonight nothing fancy just good ol' chinese, will be nice to just go somewhere casual and have a chat. We are off to see his dad tomorrow who lives 3 hours out of town so I wont be back on until we get home on Sunday. I hope everyone has a magical weekend and lots of :pink-babydust:
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myturn, I hope your mum's dream comes true and you'll be having twins this year! How awesome would that be! It will be YOUR TURN hun, have faith. GL in your u/s tomorrow, hopefully things are progressing nicely for you :crossfingers:

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When I was in the recovery room (I was the first on the list so initially I was there on my own) a couple of ladies got wheeled in after me. I couldn't help but feel for them and what they have to go through with IVF. I thought to myself, why do we have to go through all these invasive proceduress when others just get pg at the drop of a hat???!!!! Not fair :(

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I remember feeling weird - knowing that all of us were in there for the same reason (I assumed), but of course no one wanted to talk about it or own up to it or anything... it's weird... sitting at the clinic rooms knowing that everyone is experiencing the same thing, but you still feel so alone, like no one gets it at all.

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I dont think that this month will be ours either.

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Sorry to hear that you are not feeling positive - but it's not over till it's over... so I'm still holding out hope for you and crossing my fingers that it sticks like glue!! xxx

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myturn - Good luck for tomorrow. I had a talk with my sister tonight and she was thinking about having another child, but promised that she would wait for me first. .

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lovely that she would offer, but I'm sorry to say that I think she's a bit silly to make promises like that! I would feel so much worse if my sister said that and then wasn't able to keep the promise! of course we all know that we would all be happy for our siblings..... (it just sucks at the same time!) Anyway, lets hope it doesn't come to that - cause your'e PUPO and that's cause for celebration in itself.... ;)

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Sadly, there is no danger of my sister getting pregnant. She is 30 and had a hysterectomy four or five years ago :(

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Oh that sucks more than anything!!! when I hear things like that, I am reminded that I don't have it as bad as others, and I need to remember to be thankful that I still CAN carry a baby (as far as I know!!) and I still have that chance - and I am so grateful and lucky to have that.
p.s. like amy-j - I feel it is your month - maybe we will be wrong - but we are all in your court today baby!... I reckon you're a glutton for punishment with all the POAS though!! xxx

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Hi ladies. I've been hanging around the sub forums a while not realising this thread was here (thanks myturn for bringing it to my attention). I hope it is OK to join in. I am doing a down-reg with extras and not sure which cd - started OCP cd5 last Sat, so am I cd10 or relative to the OCP so cd5? Total newbie here :( Starting synarel on the 28th with down reg scan 10th Feb ....... It is all taking soooo long!!!!

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aww shucks - glad you could join us :) I am also doing down reg - but we count CD1 as the frist day of bleeding after I stopped the pill - it seems to be the only thing that makes sense! I started the syneral a week before that, and am only on syneral atm - hoping to start FSH (puregon) tomorrow - assuming I get the go ahead at my U/S

Yay! to AF arrival for Amy-J xxx

...so hopefully my multiquote message works and I don't look like a totaly oaf for trying it and getting it majorly screwed up!!... (yay! it worked!) lol

lol... I am feeling better.... DH home, went out for our massage (from vouchers we got for our engagement in april 2011) so nice to do something different. About to put on True Blood (which DH just bought on the recommendation of a workmate... little does he know that I have a lot of girlfriends into it... but as neither of us have seen it, we will see how we go).

I am assuming I am all already for the next stage tomorrow, so will be looking forward to that - goodnight y'all xxx

hi girls thought i would join in... I have had 7 months off and have loved it getting my body and mind back on track! I am now day 8 of stim cycle and off to a slow start only looks like 4 follies which is low but it only takes one i suppose!
Just wanted to say hi and wish everyone lots of luck and send lots of babydust to you all.
Have a great weekend x

Welcome back Blossom!! Hope it's only for a very short while :) x

Hi Ladies

To those of you with embies on board i pray they stick for you!
In my mothers group from my DS I am now the only one without a second child and two of my close girlfriends have had 2 since i had my boy. I too get a little sad when I know how hard some of us have to work to get pregnant it doesnt seem fair at all. I have been blessed with one miracle and for that I will be eternally grateful but it wont stop me trying to have another but I do know at some point we will have to call it quits with IVF and be content with what we have.
I too felt really guilty that I was the cause of our infertility as my husbands ex fiance committed suicide when she was 5 months pregnant so I figured it couldn't be him at fault. However, when it came to our IVF tests it turned out he was infertile too and unlikely to have ever fathered a child which was a real blow to him psychologically and in addition he needed genetic testing for abnormalities.
For those in the TWW I remember with my son i did a POAS the day before my BT which was only faintly positive so please dont give up yet (sticky vibes..sticky vibes...sticky vibes).
I am just waiting now for my appointment next week with FS, went to the GP today to get the ball rolling with my 3 other specialists who will adapt my current treatments for a possible pregnancy. So now we wait...with IVF there seems to be a lot of waiting! I remember with my first attempts thinking it would be quick....nope we made initial contact in September 2006, after counselling, genetic testing, changing to ICSI, a wedding, a house and an engagement we didn't get pregnant until 2008. Hopefully it wont be so long this time and for all of you wonderful ladies lets cross our everything that this will be our year, we deserve it :D

Hope you dont mind me hanging out here until i get started
Bee xx

HI Blossom glad you had a nice break- looking forward to hearing a good result!!

Yay! Start stabbing today :)
3mm lining :)

Ps hi blossom - sorry you're back here but welcome :)

Yay jabbing has started for you :-) finally after the waiting.

Welcome blossom

20 January 2012

Waiting for EPU/O

Amy_jellybean CD2 BT & US 26.01.12
Myturn - CD7 US 27.01.12
Liseyt - CD9 BT 24.01.12 US 27.01.12
Kerbear - CD9
Keta - CD10 BT20.01.12
Kashby - CD10
Jane - CD BT & US 20.01.12
Mia01 - CD11
Janie71 - CD12

Waiting for Transfer

Miss.B (EPU 19.01.12)

Hanging out in the TWW

vic261 - CD28 10 days post transfer 1 x day 3 embryo BT 25.01.12
N2L - CD 25 6 day post transfer 2 x day 3 embryo BT 27.01.12

Yay Myturn!!! Thats awesome. Glad your lining is growing well :clap: